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this initiative and proud of the staff, including michael riggs whose memory and leadership secretary kerry recognized this morning. to quote from a 2002 letter to president bush, the congressional black caucus called for, quote, an expanded united states initiative to respond to the greatest plague in recorded history. the next month in his state of the union speech, president bush bowledly embraced our call -- boldly embraced our call to action. i ask unanimous consent to insert the text in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. lee: pepfar is measured in lines saved and communities transformed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker ment today we're going to move one step closer to banning late-term borningses by supporting h.r. 1797, called the pain-capable unborn child protection act. you know,
this initiative and proud of the staff, including michael riggs whose memory and leadership secretary kerry recognized this morning. to quote from a 2002 letter to president bush, the congressional black caucus called for, quote, an expanded united states initiative to respond to the greatest plague in recorded history. the next month in his state of the union speech, president bush bowledly embraced our call -- boldly embraced our call to action. i ask unanimous consent to insert the text in...
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with secretary of state john kerry, john kerry's answers were nothing less than shocking. what we learned is that state is conducting yet another internal review of benghazi, initiated by kerry himself. immediately after taking office and allegedly due soon. this amounts to a huge entitlement of the credibility of kerry's predecessor, hillary clinton, and of the investigation by the state department's accountability review board. clearly even john kerry is not confident in the obama administration's versions of the verns -- events. kerry promised the committee that he would clear the air, in his words, though he also repeatedly used the phrase that clears the air needs to be done so we can move on to far more important issues. and i am so grateful to secretary kerry for taking that position. we do need to get to the truth. dead d at benghazi, the americans cry out for truth. hose who were harmed and hurt, americans there deserve the truth. opefully we will get that. mr. speaker, with so much suffering and anguish right now in america, it is still the greatest nation in the
with secretary of state john kerry, john kerry's answers were nothing less than shocking. what we learned is that state is conducting yet another internal review of benghazi, initiated by kerry himself. immediately after taking office and allegedly due soon. this amounts to a huge entitlement of the credibility of kerry's predecessor, hillary clinton, and of the investigation by the state department's accountability review board. clearly even john kerry is not confident in the obama...
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we know john kerry's track record. decorated veteran in vietnam, prosecutor, started in local government, as do so many others who serve. the state government in massachusetts. nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee.-- until his last day in tas s as senator ine foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling. i will count it as a joy but as a bittersweet sadness that my service in the senate, i got to serve with him on the foreign relations committee for one week. [laughter] i am the junior senator on that committee. i sit far out on the wing on that committee.i was together with this chair for one week. it was the first committee vote i cast was to confirm him as the new secretary. senator, you are coming to a place that believes deeply in the values that you share, as robert mentioned. president jefferson strongly believed in the co
we know john kerry's track record. decorated veteran in vietnam, prosecutor, started in local government, as do so many others who serve. the state government in massachusetts. nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee.-- until his last day in tas s as senator ine foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling....
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i hereby appoint the honorable kerry bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, for five minutes. mr. defazio: i thank the chair. last thursday, speaker boehner called president obama, quote, absolutely crazy, end quote, for moving forward with rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that cause global warming. what i think is absolutely crazy is the republicans' constant denial of the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real and human activity is largely r
i hereby appoint the honorable kerry bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and...
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secretaire states kerry next. after he's done, we will open up our phone lines to get your reaction by phone and by twitter on your foreign policy priorities. that will be after the speech this afternoon. president's nominee for secretary of defense, the senate will be back next week. house as well. debate resuming on the nomination of former nebraska senator chuck hagel to be defense secretary. the house and senate returning next monday, february 25. [applause] >> good morning. i am teresa sullivan, president of the university of virginia. a warm welcome to senator tim kaine, representative robert third period our guest from the state department as well as members of the university board of visitors and our students, faculty, and staff. it seems entirely appropriate that america opposing the secretary of states has chosen to deliver his first major address here in the commonwealth of virginia. the roots of national leadership run deep in virginia. this is the birthplace of eight american presidents, including tho
secretaire states kerry next. after he's done, we will open up our phone lines to get your reaction by phone and by twitter on your foreign policy priorities. that will be after the speech this afternoon. president's nominee for secretary of defense, the senate will be back next week. house as well. debate resuming on the nomination of former nebraska senator chuck hagel to be defense secretary. the house and senate returning next monday, february 25. [applause] >> good morning. i am...
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i thank president obama and secretary kerry for the confidence and trust they have shown by nominating me for this position. if confirmed, i will work with you all to best represent the interests and values of the american people to the government and people of chad. at a moment when chad is becoming a stronger partner for the united states and its allies in a critical region. i am pleased that my -- >> watch this hearing online at c-span.org. the house oversight committee on benghazi tomorrow live c-span311:30 eastern. now live to the house floor for a series of votes. 198, by the yeas and nays. adoption of h.res. 198, if ordered. approval of the journal by the yeas and nays. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 198 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 22, house resolution 198. resolution providing for consideration o
i thank president obama and secretary kerry for the confidence and trust they have shown by nominating me for this position. if confirmed, i will work with you all to best represent the interests and values of the american people to the government and people of chad. at a moment when chad is becoming a stronger partner for the united states and its allies in a critical region. i am pleased that my -- >> watch this hearing online at c-span.org. the house oversight committee on benghazi...
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her successor, massachusetts senator john kerry, will appear at a confirmation hearing tomorrow. that will be before the senate foreign relations committee. you can watch that at 15k a.m. network on c-span3. and later this month, chuck hagel has been tagged by president obama to be the next defense secretary. you can watch his confirmation hearing before the senate armed services committee. that will be january 31 at 9:31 a.m. eastern, and also on c-span3. >> what's the best training for a policeman? >> i said it before, i'll say it again, the best training you can get to become a really good police officer and understand what it's all about is walking a foot beat. i'll say that until the day i die. you learn how to develop sources. you learn how to use intelligence information. you learn how to leverage relationships in the community and that is the key. people in a community trust you. they'll tell you when there are things that are happening that are not yet crime so that you can intervene. they'll tell you how to go about doing it. i really learned the most of my career from
her successor, massachusetts senator john kerry, will appear at a confirmation hearing tomorrow. that will be before the senate foreign relations committee. you can watch that at 15k a.m. network on c-span3. and later this month, chuck hagel has been tagged by president obama to be the next defense secretary. you can watch his confirmation hearing before the senate armed services committee. that will be january 31 at 9:31 a.m. eastern, and also on c-span3. >> what's the best training for...
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i have participated in classified hearings with secretary of state john kerry, national security advisor susan rice and many others. i have listened to president obama. the arguments for attacking yria are unpersuasive. substantially different circumstances and consistent with my 2012 opposition to intervening in syria's civil war, i will vote against attacking syria if and when congress has that vote. i reject the president's argument that the best way to keep syrians from killing syrians is for americans to kill syrians. america has peaceful options. we should pursue them more vigorously. there is not the required public support to attack syria. americans oppose attacking syria by a 2: 1 ratio. in alabama's fifth congressional district, 1,272 citizens have contacted my office about syria. 1,267 citizens oppose attacking syria. a scant five citizens out of 1,272, five support attacking syria. the president last night told america that there is no evidence that syria is a security threat to america, that supports preemptive military action. yet, an attack makes syria and its allies a sec
i have participated in classified hearings with secretary of state john kerry, national security advisor susan rice and many others. i have listened to president obama. the arguments for attacking yria are unpersuasive. substantially different circumstances and consistent with my 2012 opposition to intervening in syria's civil war, i will vote against attacking syria if and when congress has that vote. i reject the president's argument that the best way to keep syrians from killing syrians is...
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kerry is someone who the senators approve of more than secretary rice, who is controversial. senator kerry is much beloved by everyone on capitol hill. john mccain said he would endorse him. that will go through without controversy. both of these men will be confirmed easily. people think the secretary of defense choice is a signal that we will not be as aggressive as somewhat like in defending israel. host: minimum wage. do you expect those issues to gcome up>? guest: the campaign was focused on jobs. the relative lack of direct engagement with how you create jobs during the inaugural address. this was not a set of policy proposals. there will be more about this in the state of the union. it was striking that the focus of the campaign was not terribly reflected in the address he gave yesterday. as far as labor issues, a lot of this is going on in the states. there is a national political aspect to this. i do not know what plans they have for some of these issues. it was interesting yesterday that obama singled out issues like ensuring that women get equal pay as a key part o
kerry is someone who the senators approve of more than secretary rice, who is controversial. senator kerry is much beloved by everyone on capitol hill. john mccain said he would endorse him. that will go through without controversy. both of these men will be confirmed easily. people think the secretary of defense choice is a signal that we will not be as aggressive as somewhat like in defending israel. host: minimum wage. do you expect those issues to gcome up>? guest: the campaign was...
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i briefed her on my secretary of state john kerry's efforts to find ground there. i want to thank chancellor merkel's not only generous invitation but also the humbling privilege i have to address the people of berlin from from the platz on the eastern side of the brandenberg gate. the other side of the wall that once stood there, the wall that res. president reagan insisted be torn down. a quearn century -- a quarter century since is then has been one of extraordinary progress. we can witness this in the prosperity of berlin, but one of the things i would address today is the fact that given the extraordinary blessings that we enjoy as americans and as germans, we have an obligation to make sure that others around the world -- walls around the world are torn down. we can only accomplish that together. i'm grateful for our alliance and friendship. i look forward to the opportunity to answer some questions. am i starting off? >> follow up. on your comments on the taliban talks. when you announced those talks yesterday you raised pass began president karzai as being
i briefed her on my secretary of state john kerry's efforts to find ground there. i want to thank chancellor merkel's not only generous invitation but also the humbling privilege i have to address the people of berlin from from the platz on the eastern side of the brandenberg gate. the other side of the wall that once stood there, the wall that res. president reagan insisted be torn down. a quearn century -- a quarter century since is then has been one of extraordinary progress. we can witness...
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welcome senator kerry. i'm sorry that our careers in the senate will only overlap for a few weeks but i want to thank you because for those of us in our corner of the country who have come into public service, it has been your example that has inspired us to do so, your ability to both position yourself as a spokesman for the disenfranchised and steward for our country's interest around the world. a lot of us came into public service because of your work for our region. i thank you for that. i wanted to spend my short time turning to the asia-pacific region. and specifically spending a little bit of time on china as well. secretary clinton in a speech she gave in singapore some time back, crafted a great and simple phrase about how today for the first time in modern history you can become a global superpower simply through the power of your economy, not by the power of your military. china is the best example but it has now turned its focus to military might. in connecticut, we have 40% of our exports sent
welcome senator kerry. i'm sorry that our careers in the senate will only overlap for a few weeks but i want to thank you because for those of us in our corner of the country who have come into public service, it has been your example that has inspired us to do so, your ability to both position yourself as a spokesman for the disenfranchised and steward for our country's interest around the world. a lot of us came into public service because of your work for our region. i thank you for that. i...
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john kerry have intensified to remove the obstacles and the efforts to achieve a just peace for which the peoples of the region have long awaited. i wish to thank the president for his continuous confirmation of the u.s. commitment to provide support for the palestinian people and to thank him and his administration for the support that has been provided. this is did the development project. mr. president, once again come on you are welcome -- once again, you are welcome and palestine. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, president abbas for your generous words and welcoming me here. i was here five years and it is a pleasure to be back. to see the progress that has occurred since my last visit but to see the peace that so many palestinians seek. i return to the west bank because the united states is committed to an independent and sovereign state of palestine. the palestinian people deserve an end to occupation and the daily indignities that come with it. palestinians deserve to move and travel freely and to feel secure in their communities. palestinians deserve a future of home, that
john kerry have intensified to remove the obstacles and the efforts to achieve a just peace for which the peoples of the region have long awaited. i wish to thank the president for his continuous confirmation of the u.s. commitment to provide support for the palestinian people and to thank him and his administration for the support that has been provided. this is did the development project. mr. president, once again come on you are welcome -- once again, you are welcome and palestine. thank...
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i am directing john kerry to pursue the settlement with the iranians, in cooperation with the united kingdom, france, china. the roadblocks may prove to be too great, but i firmly believe that it must be attempted. while the status quo will only will be good for the region and the world. it will help the reigning people meet their extraordinary potential and commerce, and culture, in science, and education. determined to resolve a conflict that goes back even further than our differences with iraq, the one between palestinians and israelis. i've made it clear that the united states will never compromise our commitment to israel's security, nor our commitment to his preservation as a state. i was inspired by young israelis who stood up believing that peace was possible. the occupation of the west bank is tearing at the democratic effort of the jewish state. the children of israel have the right to live in a world where the nations assembled in this body recognize their country. when we unequivocally reject those who fire rockets at their homes, or who incite others to hate them. state
i am directing john kerry to pursue the settlement with the iranians, in cooperation with the united kingdom, france, china. the roadblocks may prove to be too great, but i firmly believe that it must be attempted. while the status quo will only will be good for the region and the world. it will help the reigning people meet their extraordinary potential and commerce, and culture, in science, and education. determined to resolve a conflict that goes back even further than our differences with...
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now, what we are finding is in the handful of meetings i have had with secretary kerry, is he has said give me ideas and we have to find a different way of doing some of these things. i am hoping our euro -- bureau can be a very aggressive supplier of ideas and different ways of doing things. that way, if we come up with good ideas, we will have influence on policy, we will be invited to the right meetings and we will be seen as a valuable instrument of change for u.s. foreign-policy. i know that is the case with the embassies that we are working with. i do not know how many of you have worked in the state department. i am probably not speaking a totally foreign language here to you, but you would understand that we have to do it one day at a time, and occasionally with a big idea. this is a digression, but about two or three months ago, during a relatively stressful time in this job i thought "why am i doing this," and i thought i might have one advantage. i am the youngest of three brothers, which means for the first 12 years of my life i had a losing streak, any time i did anything,
now, what we are finding is in the handful of meetings i have had with secretary kerry, is he has said give me ideas and we have to find a different way of doing some of these things. i am hoping our euro -- bureau can be a very aggressive supplier of ideas and different ways of doing things. that way, if we come up with good ideas, we will have influence on policy, we will be invited to the right meetings and we will be seen as a valuable instrument of change for u.s. foreign-policy. i know...
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we know the administration officials are planning to include susan rice, john kerry, chuck hagel, all planning a briefing with the full house in a closed session monday night. you know the white house chief of staff will be meeting with house democrats on tuesday, and john kerry will appear before the armed house services committee. all this before the president addresses the nation on tuesday night. >> how have officials been reacting to the strong pushback on democratic and republican sides on the resolution on syria? >> you have seen the interesting message from the white house. we have had two variations. what you are hearing now, because of this overwhelming pushback from congress, is the white house getting a lot of questions -- what happens if congress votes no? a mixed message from the administration. kerry and the president say he retains the authority to take action with or without congressional authorization. hearing from the deputy national security advisor says it is not the president's desire or intention, and he does not want to take action without congressional approva
we know the administration officials are planning to include susan rice, john kerry, chuck hagel, all planning a briefing with the full house in a closed session monday night. you know the white house chief of staff will be meeting with house democrats on tuesday, and john kerry will appear before the armed house services committee. all this before the president addresses the nation on tuesday night. >> how have officials been reacting to the strong pushback on democratic and republican...
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later, in 2004, when john kerry and president bush had a close election, and bush's reelection was the narrowest margin of victory for a reelected president since woodrow wilson in 1916, nonetheless, 40% of america accounting voted for one or the other by more than 20%. so americans are not hearing enough stories from other people. it is a big mistake. if we had all the time in the world, i would keep you here until tomorrow morning telling you all the stories. oxford, i took myself all the way to russia, even though i did not speak russian. because i had a friend there, i wound up at a university which the soviets had built for third world students. inas with nigerian students the first week of 1970 when their bloody civil war killed millions of people and did. -- ended. there were students there from both tribes whose families were fighting each other. over the radio, it had been announced the war had ended. i saw people crying in each other's arms whose families were back home killing each other. thetruck me that most of things we kill each other over are not worth it. whenever i as
later, in 2004, when john kerry and president bush had a close election, and bush's reelection was the narrowest margin of victory for a reelected president since woodrow wilson in 1916, nonetheless, 40% of america accounting voted for one or the other by more than 20%. so americans are not hearing enough stories from other people. it is a big mistake. if we had all the time in the world, i would keep you here until tomorrow morning telling you all the stories. oxford, i took myself all the way...
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senator -- secretary of state kerry will call on iran. and adopt a resolution to hold syria accountable if they fail to turn over chemical weapons. he spoke before the assembly for 4 minutes. >> the assembly will now have an address by barack obama, president of the united states of america. thequest protocol to escort president. [applause] >> i have the honor to welcome to the united nations, his excellency, barack obama, president of the united states of america and invite him to address the assembly. mr. president. >> mr. president, mr. secretary general, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, each year, we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution. for most of recorded history, individual aspirations were subject to the whims of tyrants and empires and divisions of race, religion and tribe were settled through the sword and clash of armies. the idea that nations and peoples could come together in peace to solve their dispute and advance a common prosperity seemed unimaginable. it took the awful carnage of two
senator -- secretary of state kerry will call on iran. and adopt a resolution to hold syria accountable if they fail to turn over chemical weapons. he spoke before the assembly for 4 minutes. >> the assembly will now have an address by barack obama, president of the united states of america. thequest protocol to escort president. [applause] >> i have the honor to welcome to the united nations, his excellency, barack obama, president of the united states of america and invite him to...
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no more so than secretary kerry who has shown a commitment to these issues throughout 30 years in the senate. he vowed to carry forward .ecretary clinton's work president obama and his administration share real concerns about the direction that egypt appears to be moving in but it is our hope that it is still time to turn the corner. recent events in public ways make a difference to all people in egypt. that is a concern today. and urgedemn attacks prosecute those responsible, we recognize that in allviolence is societies and not only in cities but in rural communities. let's not have a downer day. -- many of16 women the 16 women shared good news. one moroccan womean said she is the youngest female parlaying terry and in our rocco. -- parliamentarian in morocco. she was the first girl in her andage to go to school become elected to public office. determined to is make sure her story becomes g ry iraqi girl -- moproccan irl's story. isther girl from iran reaching out to women to produce democratic change. i heard stories of transforming societies echoed by women like the minister of so
no more so than secretary kerry who has shown a commitment to these issues throughout 30 years in the senate. he vowed to carry forward .ecretary clinton's work president obama and his administration share real concerns about the direction that egypt appears to be moving in but it is our hope that it is still time to turn the corner. recent events in public ways make a difference to all people in egypt. that is a concern today. and urgedemn attacks prosecute those responsible, we recognize that...
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i call on the president, president obama, and secretary of state kerry to personally raise this travesty of justice with the egyptian president and i would urge every member of the house and senate to send a letter to the egyptian government protesting what took place yesterday in cairo and yield bang and thank my -- yield back and thank my friend from north carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. bera, for five minutes. mr. bera: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to celebrate our core values, american values of religious freedom and tolerance. these are values that our founders held say credit and they are core to our -- held sacred and they are core to our constitution. across this country and across the globe we're celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of swami. born in india, he was known as-duism's ambassador to the west. many say he was the first-due monk to visit the u.s., spreading that same message of religious freedom and tolerance. today, my friends from the-due-american foundation are he
i call on the president, president obama, and secretary of state kerry to personally raise this travesty of justice with the egyptian president and i would urge every member of the house and senate to send a letter to the egyptian government protesting what took place yesterday in cairo and yield bang and thank my -- yield back and thank my friend from north carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. bera, for five...
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despite my letter i sent to secretary kerry, i have never received a full accounting of how many americans were injured in the attack. are any of the wounded still receiving care in military hospitals or other medical facilities? will we ever officially learn their names and they were heroes, the heroic action that night that resulted in their serious injuries? i think we can all agree it would be constructive for those that were in the chain of command that night to publicly testify and answer these questions. the american people are losing confidence in their government. how will history judge the actions or inaction of the obama administration and the response of the congress to the benghazi attack? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. onnolly, for five minutes. mr. connolly: mr. speaker, c.b.o.'s may report shows the deficit has dropped another $220 billion. the federal deficit continues to fall faster now than it has since post-world war ii demobilization in the late 1940's and early 1950's. o.m.b. released th
despite my letter i sent to secretary kerry, i have never received a full accounting of how many americans were injured in the attack. are any of the wounded still receiving care in military hospitals or other medical facilities? will we ever officially learn their names and they were heroes, the heroic action that night that resulted in their serious injuries? i think we can all agree it would be constructive for those that were in the chain of command that night to publicly testify and answer...
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as i said last week, secretary kerry made it clear in the presentation at last week that we have high confidence that syria used an indiscriminate chemical weapons that killed thousands of people, including over 400 children and in direct violation of the international norm against using chemical weapons. that poses a serious national security threat to the united states and to the region. syriaonsequence, i am -- needs to be held responsible. i have taken the view that syria -- that we need to take action. we will be much more effective, stronger, if we take action together as one nation. this gives us an opportunity to present the evidence to all of the leading members of congress and various foreign-policy committees. it also gives us an opportunity to discuss why it is so important that he be held to account. this norma against using chemical weapons, that 98 percent of the world agrees to is there for a reason. we recognize there are certain chemical weapons that when used can not only end up resulting in a grotesque death, but also to end up being transmitted non-state actors, p
as i said last week, secretary kerry made it clear in the presentation at last week that we have high confidence that syria used an indiscriminate chemical weapons that killed thousands of people, including over 400 children and in direct violation of the international norm against using chemical weapons. that poses a serious national security threat to the united states and to the region. syriaonsequence, i am -- needs to be held responsible. i have taken the view that syria -- that we need to...
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i heard today from former senator john kerry that he's headed for the middle east. why? syria. that's something else that the secretary of defense has to be concerned about. next week while we're on recess, while we're on recess, they're having a nato defense ministers meeting. they'll be in brussels? what to do? to coordinate ou our approach on afghanistan. it's going to be somewhat unusual that the united states isn't represented by the secretary of defense there. we won't have one if we don't get this thing done this week. i am a sure they're going to focus on how to end the war responsibly in afghanistan, how our alliance will work together through the time of transition, how we can ensure afghanistan doesn't become a safe haven for al qaeda again. we need a secretary of defense at that meeting. it sends a terrible signal to the hundreds of thousands of troops that we have around the world, military personnel here in the united states that we're not going to have a secretary of defense. republicans are telling our troops, well, you can have a leader later. what's going on i
i heard today from former senator john kerry that he's headed for the middle east. why? syria. that's something else that the secretary of defense has to be concerned about. next week while we're on recess, while we're on recess, they're having a nato defense ministers meeting. they'll be in brussels? what to do? to coordinate ou our approach on afghanistan. it's going to be somewhat unusual that the united states isn't represented by the secretary of defense there. we won't have one if we...
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kerry before the senate for will have to deal with and is host: john kerry as secretary of defense. cia. why do those matter? guest: it is important, i think, to -- when we talk about president karzai and the personal relationships he has with his cabinet officers and people he counts on to do things for him, in the same way, president obama needs to rapidly can trust to do things for him. chuck hagel in vietnam, a wounded in listed man, himself a -- enlisted man, himself very cautious about the use of force in international politics. he will be exerting, i think, downward pressure on the afghanistan in terms of troops. but i think he will understand and support the importance of financial. host: john brennan, really quick. guest: the architect of the drug continue and will put pressure on both the taliban and ali think they're worth the costs. host: let's get to this tweet. guest: no way. they would not have the interest to be done. >> hamid karzai is set to meet with president obama in a series of meetings at the white house this friday. a new jersey republican governor, chris chr
kerry before the senate for will have to deal with and is host: john kerry as secretary of defense. cia. why do those matter? guest: it is important, i think, to -- when we talk about president karzai and the personal relationships he has with his cabinet officers and people he counts on to do things for him, in the same way, president obama needs to rapidly can trust to do things for him. chuck hagel in vietnam, a wounded in listed man, himself a -- enlisted man, himself very cautious about...
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some of those suspicions still exist and part of what my goal has been and john kerry's goal has been is to try to break down some of those suspicions and look objectively at the situation. fact we can broker a peaceful political transition that leads to assad's departure, but a state in syria that is , that accommodates the interests of all the ethnic groups and religious groups inside of syria and end the bloodshed and stabilizes the situation, that's not just good for us, that's good for everybody. we will be very persistent in trying to make that happen. i'm not promising it's going to be successful. once the furies have been unleashed in a situation like we are seeing in syria, it is very hard to put things back together. there are going to be enormous challenges in getting a credible process going, even if russia is involved because we still have countries like iran and nonstate actors like hezbollah that have been actively involved. on the other side, we have organizations that are essentially affiliated to al qaeda that have another agenda beyond just getting rid of assad. it
some of those suspicions still exist and part of what my goal has been and john kerry's goal has been is to try to break down some of those suspicions and look objectively at the situation. fact we can broker a peaceful political transition that leads to assad's departure, but a state in syria that is , that accommodates the interests of all the ethnic groups and religious groups inside of syria and end the bloodshed and stabilizes the situation, that's not just good for us, that's good for...
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host: there is a headline about the secretary of state, john kerry, addressing concerns on the flow of aid to syria and rebels. there is no guarantee the weapons will end up in the wrong hands. guest: this has been an ongoing concern and the primary reason the obama administration has resisted those on the outside are urging it to arm the and militance directly. as the situation grows more chaotic and syria is very difficult to see and to be able to guarantee that arms that flow in their will remain in the right hands. host: phone numbers on the bottom of the screen for our guests come mona yacoubian of the stimson center. our guest is a senior middle east advisor at the stimson center. stimson.org if you would like to learn more. we will take your tweets. here si one fo the be -- here is one of the big headlines -- remind us how this all came about and what happened. what does it all mean? guest: what is most important about this event, it is the first time that the syrian conflict has affected un peacekeepers. this is the first time peacekeepers have been caught up in the violence. t
host: there is a headline about the secretary of state, john kerry, addressing concerns on the flow of aid to syria and rebels. there is no guarantee the weapons will end up in the wrong hands. guest: this has been an ongoing concern and the primary reason the obama administration has resisted those on the outside are urging it to arm the and militance directly. as the situation grows more chaotic and syria is very difficult to see and to be able to guarantee that arms that flow in their will...
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he is absolutely delighted on the role that secretary kerry has played. he has made it clear that the you in -- u. n. is there to support him. we are a quartet. would be interested and having -- we would be interested. say this is an issue on which we would like to support strong leadership and not be the leader ourselves. >> notwithstanding the secretary's efforts, there will be a situation that comes in september when the general assembly where the question of palestine is front and center again. does dpa have any role? ones where people see us as the talking points. whoever it happens to be. of questions of conventions and other parts, if the palestine was to choose to go that way, what the particular situation is. the secretary-general has a great empathy for the palestinians. he is also forced a close relationship with israelis. the secretary-general would far prefer we come up with a way to provide a political solution rather than have one of the parties. the secretary-general has made it clear to the palestinians there are implications to us as an
he is absolutely delighted on the role that secretary kerry has played. he has made it clear that the you in -- u. n. is there to support him. we are a quartet. would be interested and having -- we would be interested. say this is an issue on which we would like to support strong leadership and not be the leader ourselves. >> notwithstanding the secretary's efforts, there will be a situation that comes in september when the general assembly where the question of palestine is front and...
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the president has also directed secretary of state john kerry to pursue a nuclear weapons agreement with iran and say he firmly believes the diplomatic path must be tested. the president told the united nations general assembly today he's encouraged that iranian president is pursuing a more derate course, but he said rouhani's words have to be transparent and verifiable. iran's new president will be speaking to the united nations general assembly this afternoon around 4:00 p.m. eastern. we plan live coverage here on c-span. we have president obama's remarks coming up in just a moment. very quickly a reminder that we are going to be taking you live at 2:30 eastern to capitol hill for hearing by the senate budget committee on the possible effects of the government shutdown and american jobs and the economy. a number of economists scheduled to tefment among them mark zandi of moody's. that starts at 2:30 eastern live on c-span. now president obama and his speech earlier today tot u.n. general assembly in new york. focusing on peace efforts and the situation in syria, among other topics. >>
the president has also directed secretary of state john kerry to pursue a nuclear weapons agreement with iran and say he firmly believes the diplomatic path must be tested. the president told the united nations general assembly today he's encouraged that iranian president is pursuing a more derate course, but he said rouhani's words have to be transparent and verifiable. iran's new president will be speaking to the united nations general assembly this afternoon around 4:00 p.m. eastern. we plan...
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i was also proud to head up kerry for president in the commonwealth of virginia where we carried or kerry in terms of the democratic primary vote and i was also delegate to the democratic convention on your behalf that year. and now you're secretary of state and i'm here. > leading up to a big ask. >> that ambassadorship to switzerland is coming up -- i want to welcome you and congratulate you. i know you're going to be a historic secretary. i wanted to ask you about two things. i wonder if you would comment on a.i.d. some of us are very concerned, and as you may know how berman, former chairman of this committee, and i introduced a bill trying to -- howard berman, former chairman of this committee and i introduced a bill trying to focus the legislation, but in some ways aid over the years has been hollowed out. it was once a place of great expertise that lots of development is experts went to. it has largely become a contracting management agency today, and i don't mean that to disparage, i think congress has a lot to do with that degradation, but shouldn't we be rebuilding a.i.d. to be
i was also proud to head up kerry for president in the commonwealth of virginia where we carried or kerry in terms of the democratic primary vote and i was also delegate to the democratic convention on your behalf that year. and now you're secretary of state and i'm here. > leading up to a big ask. >> that ambassadorship to switzerland is coming up -- i want to welcome you and congratulate you. i know you're going to be a historic secretary. i wanted to ask you about two things. i...
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john kerry will be sworn in today. was confirmed by the senate and will be sworn in by justice sotomayor. live coverage starting at 2:30 eastern. remarks atclinton's an event yesterday at the council on foreign relations where she talked about the need for smart power diplomacy. afterwards she to questions about the future of the american political system. this is about an hour. >> please take your seats. good afternoon. on behalf of our members, i want to welcome to the council on foreign relations. i'm president of the cfr. we're an independent membership organization, a think tank, and the publisher dedicated to the foreign policy choices facing this country. we are continuing secretary of state week at the council. we were fortunate to hear from george shultz on tuesday night who was secretary of state for some six and half years under ronald reagan. we're honored to host hilary rodham clinton during the last 24 hours as president obama's first secretary of state. this is her third appearance as secretary of state.
john kerry will be sworn in today. was confirmed by the senate and will be sworn in by justice sotomayor. live coverage starting at 2:30 eastern. remarks atclinton's an event yesterday at the council on foreign relations where she talked about the need for smart power diplomacy. afterwards she to questions about the future of the american political system. this is about an hour. >> please take your seats. good afternoon. on behalf of our members, i want to welcome to the council on...
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i'm willing to give secretary kerry a chance. if nothing changes then we can revisit this bill or others at a later date, but not now. not now. i ask my colleagues to join me and vote against this untimely consideration of this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: at this time i'd like to yield for a unanimous consent statement, the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. hastings: i thank the gentleman. i ask unanimous consent to insert extraneous material into the record and to be in support of the measure that's being offered. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: yes, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, chairman of the subcommittee on africa, global hea
i'm willing to give secretary kerry a chance. if nothing changes then we can revisit this bill or others at a later date, but not now. not now. i ask my colleagues to join me and vote against this untimely consideration of this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: at this time i'd like to yield for a unanimous consent statement, the...
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secretary kerry spoke to the house armed services committee this morning. john boehner has said he is skeptical of the offer to turn over chemical weapons, but he has said obama has not yet sold the american people on the need for military action. speaker boehner has supported the president's call for using force. mitch mcconnell announced he will oppose the resolution authorizing a military strike against syria. nationalo vital security risk is at play and there are too many unanswered questions about the united term strategy. the ap reports o'connell becomes the first leader to oppose the syrian resolution. here's a look at the unofficial vote count. for it ors are leaning toward voting for it. 26 senators are against or leaning no, and 48 senators are undecided. , 184 members are against it or leaning that way 120 six remain undecided. the house will not be taking up the issue today. it is possible later this week. today members will gavel back in in 30 minutes. we will have live coverage of that debate beginning at noon eastern. while we wait for the ho
secretary kerry spoke to the house armed services committee this morning. john boehner has said he is skeptical of the offer to turn over chemical weapons, but he has said obama has not yet sold the american people on the need for military action. speaker boehner has supported the president's call for using force. mitch mcconnell announced he will oppose the resolution authorizing a military strike against syria. nationalo vital security risk is at play and there are too many unanswered...
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. >> secretary kerry participating in a meeting tomorrow on syria? >> i think i was asked this yesterday about yesterday. i can simply tell you that we withmeetings here on syria some regularity. i'm not going to give a read out or preview of every meeting we have. but given the seriousness of the situation there and the importance of syria with regards to american policy, you can be sure that we have regular meetings on these issues that involve both principles and deputies on the national security counsel. i don't have a specific meeting to announce from here because they are fairly frequent and routine. >> fair to say that the white house is edging closer toward a decision meeting? >> again, i don't have any decisions or announcements to make about policy except to say that the president is constantly reviewing the options available to him and tasking his team to review those options with an eye towards what actions we might take would bring us closer to the achievement of the goal we speak. -- seek. >> can you describe a little bit about the dama
. >> secretary kerry participating in a meeting tomorrow on syria? >> i think i was asked this yesterday about yesterday. i can simply tell you that we withmeetings here on syria some regularity. i'm not going to give a read out or preview of every meeting we have. but given the seriousness of the situation there and the importance of syria with regards to american policy, you can be sure that we have regular meetings on these issues that involve both principles and deputies on the...
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secretary of state john kerry will meet the canadian prime minister. the team so -- the keystone pipeline will be in the conversation. a rock obama's decision on the $7 billion will be the test of his a nod with a promise to act on change in his second term. there will be a news conference. that will be at about 2:30. a pro forma session at 11l0:00. 2:00 for legislative work. the chamber resources -- resources at 5:30. the house takes up a bill that will continue a pay freeze for federal workforce. watch the house live here on c- span and the senate on c-span2. >> having observed a steady improvement in the well-being of our citizens, i can report to you that the state of this union is good. >> once again, in keeping with tradition, i have come to report to you on the state of the union. i am pleased to report that america is much improved. there is good reason to believe that improvements will continue for the days to come. >> my duty tonight is to report on the strength of the union. not the state of our government. but of our american community. and
secretary of state john kerry will meet the canadian prime minister. the team so -- the keystone pipeline will be in the conversation. a rock obama's decision on the $7 billion will be the test of his a nod with a promise to act on change in his second term. there will be a news conference. that will be at about 2:30. a pro forma session at 11l0:00. 2:00 for legislative work. the chamber resources -- resources at 5:30. the house takes up a bill that will continue a pay freeze for federal...
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i hereby appoint the honorable kerry l. bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee, for five minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank other members of this body. in less than a week, 72 members, members representing e house and the senate, have joined me in the campaign to free amir from prison in iran. join the free amir campaign. this has been a strong bipartisan effort. we know there's not a lot that 's happening in this house right now that happens on a bipartisan basis, but this is so
i hereby appoint the honorable kerry l. bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and...
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ssurely john kerry. i think they should be asked vigorous questions in their confirmation hearings. that is the prerogative of the senate. this is a democracy. some people will vote against them. they have a right to vote against them and their constituents can decide if they made the right decision or not. the president should be entitled to his nominees. he is our president and was elected by a substantial margin. these are qualified people. after they are subjected to scrutiny, it will be able to explain themselves and serve our country well. we can assemble a good amount of series focused and the like to help or offer to succeed in the next four years. host: might you consider a post in the second obama administration? guest: i am happy with the job that i have. if asked to continue to serve, i will continue to serve. host: thank you so much for spending some time. >> wednesday on "washington journal." adam green of the progressive agenda committee. while they are hoping the 113th congress will shift to the left. and upcoming budget battles between president obama and the 113th
ssurely john kerry. i think they should be asked vigorous questions in their confirmation hearings. that is the prerogative of the senate. this is a democracy. some people will vote against them. they have a right to vote against them and their constituents can decide if they made the right decision or not. the president should be entitled to his nominees. he is our president and was elected by a substantial margin. these are qualified people. after they are subjected to scrutiny, it will be...
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as i think all of you know, general dempsey's going to china this month and secretary kerry will be in china this month. as you also know, secretary of treasury lou was in china in the last few weeks. so we are continuing to reach out and strengthen our relationship with china. china is a great power. it will continue to be a great power. we have many common interests. general chang and i talked about those common interests. he have differences. we will always have differences. we have differences with allies. it's not differences that matter. it is how you deal with differences. you build a platform of a relationship based on your common interests, not on your differences. and north korea is a very good example of a common interest. certainly, the chinese don't want a public hated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation. it is not in their interest that to happen. it is not in our interest or in our allies interests. like always, relationships are built face to face. they are built around common interests. institutional interests as well as personal interests. and
as i think all of you know, general dempsey's going to china this month and secretary kerry will be in china this month. as you also know, secretary of treasury lou was in china in the last few weeks. so we are continuing to reach out and strengthen our relationship with china. china is a great power. it will continue to be a great power. we have many common interests. general chang and i talked about those common interests. he have differences. we will always have differences. we have...
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i hereby appoint the honorable kerry bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event slal debate ontinue beyond 1:50 p.m. -- but in no event shall debate ontinue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from american samoa, mr. faleomavaega. mr. faleomavaega: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to put for the full text of my statement be made part of the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i rise today to denounce the disparaging name of the national football league agencies washington, d.c., franchise, the redskins,
i hereby appoint the honorable kerry bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and...
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later this week secretary kerry will be visiting seoul, tokyo, and beijing for the first time as secretary of state. and later this spring secretary hagel, who as a senator led the first u.s. congressional delegation to the shankry la dialogue, will attend the dialogue for the first time as secretary of defense. our forces out there are also superbly commanded by sam locklear and j.d. thurmond. i say all this because i think it's important to point out how much time, energy, and intellectual capital, as well as resources we are investing in our rebalance to the asia pacific. across the breadth of our government. as the president has said, our investment in the region will continue to grow in the years to come. now, in this connection our rebalanced asia is mostly a political and economic concept. not a military one. but given my role as deputy secretary of defense, i'm naturally going to concentrate on its security aspects today. first i'd like to briefly address the evolving security situation on the korean peninsula. the north koreans have been determined of late to create a crisis atmos
later this week secretary kerry will be visiting seoul, tokyo, and beijing for the first time as secretary of state. and later this spring secretary hagel, who as a senator led the first u.s. congressional delegation to the shankry la dialogue, will attend the dialogue for the first time as secretary of defense. our forces out there are also superbly commanded by sam locklear and j.d. thurmond. i say all this because i think it's important to point out how much time, energy, and intellectual...
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secretary of state kerry said bull and she was met by cowardly terrorists that was determined to bring darkness and death to strangers. ann was killed while delivering donated books, textbooks to children at a new school. ann, who could have remained relatively safe in the embassy, delivering these books were essential to her mission. just -- to explain to the afghan people the similarities, a muslim holiday that celebrates giving and sharing and thanksgiving. both gives thanks to life's blessings and she discussed how she and her family celebrated back at home. ann recently worked on a campaign to end gender violence by producing and distributing videos to the press across the country and was rewarded for when she and her colleagues saw photographs of afghan men in markets wearing purple ribbons, a symbol of the campaign. her parents, tom and mary, said the foreign service was a calling and afghanistan was her second deployment, an assignment for which she volunteered in venezuela. she died, her parents said, doing the job she thought must be done. she particularly enjoyed the opportu
secretary of state kerry said bull and she was met by cowardly terrorists that was determined to bring darkness and death to strangers. ann was killed while delivering donated books, textbooks to children at a new school. ann, who could have remained relatively safe in the embassy, delivering these books were essential to her mission. just -- to explain to the afghan people the similarities, a muslim holiday that celebrates giving and sharing and thanksgiving. both gives thanks to life's...
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also, reaction from secretary of state john kerry. the thatcher died today at age of 87 from a stroke. a very political marriage, much like john and abigail. she would lobby in the halls of congress area she was always very careful to say, "my husband believes this and my husband advocates that peer co- -- advocates that." but she herself was doing the pitch. one of her husband tossed opponents said that she hoped one of her husband possible and said that europe that if james were elected president, she would take up costs like a normal woman. take up housekeeping like a normal woman. crack abigail polk. we will take your comments and questions via facebook and twitter. c-span and c-span three, also soupy -- c-span radio and c- span.org. >the u.s. export import bank posted a conference on global competitiveness. panelists included michael or neil -- michael o'neill and retired general james jones. this hour-long discussion was part of the export import bank plu export import bank's conference in washington. >> ladies and gentlemen, pl
also, reaction from secretary of state john kerry. the thatcher died today at age of 87 from a stroke. a very political marriage, much like john and abigail. she would lobby in the halls of congress area she was always very careful to say, "my husband believes this and my husband advocates that peer co- -- advocates that." but she herself was doing the pitch. one of her husband tossed opponents said that she hoped one of her husband possible and said that europe that if james were...
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and the question now is, since secretary of state kerry will now be carrying that mantle, for heaven's sake we have got to have someone in intelligence directing intelligence who understands the threat against us. and will ensure that we are protected, and understands the global jihadist threat. the obama administration has focused almost entirely on al qaeda. believing people when they came in and said, look, the only people who can actually give you advice on dealing with these radical folks are islamic believers, he so you must get advice from us. form partnerships with us, let us give you advice, let us tell you how to deal with this threat. and they made great inroads in this administration in that approach. but the blindness of the larger jihadist threat, the enterprise that is being pursued by the muslim brotherhood abroad, has resulted in the practice of drone delivered assassinations of al qaeda figures with what many are questioning or arguing is due process without that. and this administration's repeated declaration that al qaeda is being defeated. they know not of what the
and the question now is, since secretary of state kerry will now be carrying that mantle, for heaven's sake we have got to have someone in intelligence directing intelligence who understands the threat against us. and will ensure that we are protected, and understands the global jihadist threat. the obama administration has focused almost entirely on al qaeda. believing people when they came in and said, look, the only people who can actually give you advice on dealing with these radical folks...